Before we all buckle up and head off on our 2017 writing journey, let’s agree on some useful stuff to pack. I don’t want us to get into our journey and discover we forgot some important items. We don’t have time for tears!

Fun Non-Writer Friends. Place a few in your bag and fasten tightly. You need several of these to take you out and show you a good time when you need to celebrate a book launch, finishing a challenging draft or the rare event of being happy with your writing.

Twitter Friends. Pick a couple and tuck in your pocket. You will need some Twitter friends to give you a much-needed retweet or like.

Facebook Writer Group. It might take a while to pack and you might have to sit on your case to lock it. One of these is vital for when you need some good old-fashioned Facebook support during a low creative mood.

Tweed. Pack an array of interesting and unique tweed based outfits for 2017. Wear with writer pride!

Wine, cheesecake, chocolate, coffee, cake & a large cheese board. Place in food box and keep cool. Can be used for all types of writing scenarios, especially my favourite – food procrastination. It’s amazing how long I can procrastinate for with a nice cheesecake sitting in the fridge.

Amazing eyebrows. Let’s stand together and make the ‘writer brow ‘ promise – our brows will be perfectly arched in our author photos in 2017! Yes! No more #caterpillarbrows

Upgraded Literary Daydreams. In 2017 we all need to be upgrading our literary daydream. Staring into space and daydreaming about getting an agent is so last year! 2017 is the year we all go premium and select ‘The Publishing Bidding War Daydream’ – yes!! Spend a moment to sit back and savour this special daydream!

Tissues. Our journey will contain creative heartbreak so we might as well prepare and take a bumper box of quality tissues.

Glitter. It works a treat on brightening up miserable looking print outs of draft novels.

Lucky Writer Undies. A vital piece of clothing and useful to wear when querying agents and launching books.

Permission Slip to be Weird! This is a MUST HAVE for 2017 writers. We can’t hide our weirdness any longer. Give yourself a permission slip to be weird. Make sure you stash this in a safe place.

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Lucy Mitchell lives in South Wales with her husband, her two teenage daughters, a giant labrador and a gang of unruly cats.
Lucy is the author of the award winning blog, BlondeWriteMore and was a Featured Romance Author on Wattpad.
When she’s not working or writing, Lucy can be found listening to audiobooks in a muddy field with her dog or sat outside her local pub in the sunshine enjoying a glass of wine.
Her debut novel Instructions Falling In Love Again is OUT now and already pulling in some fabulous reviews ❤️

Lucy, it’s nice to start off my new year reading your cheery and often cheeky prose. In my own packing list, I’d have to add the voice of the late curmudgeon Stanley Elkin saying “Oh, boyyy…” as he discussed my manuscript submission at the Sewanee Writers Conference 25 years ago. He was right…the work was woeful, and his unabashed scorn has been a useful editing instinct ever since. Happy New Year, Lucy, and thanks for all you do.

I’d go for a ride in that car any day.Do they still make clothes in Tweed? From the looks of this list, the most important thing to pack along on your writing journey in 2017 is a good sense of humor. Let me see if mine is under the bed or behind the dresser somewhere. Loved reading every word. Thanks to The Story Reading Ape. 🙂

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Lucy Mitchell of Blonde Write More has published a list of things writers should pack for their 2017 writing journey. Thanks so much for the humor Lucy!

Yes so much to cheese, wine, cake, and chocolate. I do not have any writing undies (hmm…) but must agree on the eyebrows. This is a much-overlooked issue. Get it…see…over and looked…eyebrows… Um… Hey, look! Cheese! (See how #12 is a must?)